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Falling Home Prices Continue to Impact Small Business Owners
Despite what many perceive to be a recovery in the current housing market, more than 28 percent of U.S. homeowners remain underwater on their mortgages. Clearly, the catastrophic financial effects …
Lemonade Day Teaches Youngsters About Entrepreneurship
This Sunday, on May 1, tens of thousands of kids across the country will set up lemonade stands as part of Lemonade Day, a nationwide event designed to teach business …
How to Choose a Franchise to Purchase
If you want to run your own business but don’t want to go to the trouble of launching an idea from the ground up — or just don’t have an …
Startup America Partnership Promotes Entrepreneurship
If you watched his Town Hall meeting last week on Facebook Live, you know that President Obama is supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses in a very big way with his …
How Small Businesses Benefit from the Sharing Economy
With spring cleaning in full swing, small business owners across the country are scratching their heads wondering how they accumulated so many printer cartridges or why they still have a …
Free Resources for Minority-Owned Businesses
As a small business owner, it may be tough to compete with established businesses controlled by families with millions of dollars. But if you meet certain criteria, you may be …
5 Small Businesses a Student Can Start Over Spring Break
Forget Fort Lauderdale and drunken debauchery. There’s a lot of money just waiting to be made in the world of small business, even for college students simply looking to make …
How to Choose an Effective Domain Name for Your Small Business
The selection of a domain name for your company’s website — a process that can be more taxing than trying to name your company — is one of the most …
Book Review: The Right-Brain Business Plan
Not all business plans are created equal. In fact, many are just plain boring. That’s why Jennifer Lee, a successful entrepreneur and right-brain thinker decided to explore the idea of …
Which Business Organization Structure Is Right for You?
If you’re about to launch a business, or your business situation has recently changed, you may be questioning what sort of organization structure to choose. You can elect to classify …
For This Teenpreneur, Running a Jewelry Business is a “Snap”
Maddie Bradshaw came up with the idea for Snap Caps and M3 Girl Designs when she was 10 years old. Now 15, Maddie teamed up with her mom and 11-year-old …
Digital Media Guru Dishes on How to Start a Podcast Business
Gone are the days when the podcast community was marginalized as a digital repository of programming for people without adequate talent to break into mainstream radio or television broadcasting. Today, …
The Big Small Business Event at SXSW
Forget the film premieres and live concerts. Startups and entrepreneurs have taken center stage at the South by Southwest (SXSW) extravaganza in Austin, which runs March 11-20. Twitter got its …
7 Small Businesses You Can Start in Your Living Room
Got that entrepreneurial itch but don’t know what to do with it? Consider launching a business that you can run right from your living room. Just because you start a …
How Airbnb Solved a Lodging Crisis and Got Its Big Break
Brian Chesky was an aspiring entrepreneur trying to figure out how to make next month’s rent when he stumbled upon the idea that would become Airbnb. A design conference was …
